A Kenyan man is aiming to enter the
Guinness World Records as the person with
the longest nails on earth. 34-year-old John
Waweru said his over 30 centimetre-long
nails on his left hand are his main source of
income.
“This is my job, this is what feeds me. I go to
the beaches and tourists pay to see the
fingernails. I also go to places like
Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) shows,
get-togethers and schools where people pay
to see my nails,” the Mombasa-based man
told the Daily Nation.
Waweru said that the nails earn him between
KSh 2,000 and KSh 10,000 a day.
He has managed to build a four roomed
Swahili house and start a nail salon for
manicure and pedicure from the income.
However, having the longest nails in the
country comes at a cost.
Waweru said he could neither cook nor wash
his clothes due to the long nails. He also
stopped covering himself with a bedsheet
while sleeping in order to avoid breaking the
nails.
The Kenyan is still hundreds of centimetres
away from breaking the Guinness World
Record held by India’s Shridhar Chilla
posted by: TAGED
